Where does “may may” come from?

may may (Quechua) comes from Vietnamese máy, from Proto-Vietic miː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ.

may may (Quechua): great, grand, majestic

Definitions

  1. great, grand, majestic

Ancestry of “may may”, step by step

may may traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ—

via Quechua may

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuamaywhere; like, how, very; which
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer miiʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic miː →Every word from Vietnamese máy →